Famous people born in 1868
The best-known people born in 1868, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Maxim GorkyRussian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)
March 28 · d. 1936
Photo: Herman Mishkin, Public domain
Nicholas II of Russia14th and last Emperor of Russia (1894–1917)
May 18 · d. 1918
Photo: Boissonnas & Eggler, Public domain
Robert Andrews MillikanAmerican physicist (1868–1953)
March 22 · d. 1953
Photo: Unknown (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain
Fritz HaberGerman chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize (1868–1934)
December 9 · d. 1934
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Emanuel LaskerGreman chess player, World Chess champion (1868–1941)
December 24 · d. 1941
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Karl LandsteinerJewish-Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate
June 14 · d. 1943
Photo: Bachrach Studios, Public domain
Robert Falcon ScottRoyal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)
June 6 · d. 1912
Photo: Henry Maull (1829–1914) and John Fox (1832–1907), Public domain
Arnold SommerfeldGerman physicist (1868-1951)
December 5 · d. 1951
Photo: Collection(s) W. F. Meggers Collection Copyright Holder American Institute of Physics (AIP), Attribution
Paul ClaudelFrench diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
August 6 · d. 1955
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
W. E. B. Du BoisAmerican sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
February 23 · d. 1963
Photo: James E. Purdy / Adam Cuerden, CC0
Miklós HorthyRegent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944 (1868-1957)
June 18 · d. 1957
Photo: Adolf Szenes, Public domain
Edmond RostandFrench poet and dramatist (1868–1918)
April 1 · d. 1918
Photo: Léopold-Émile Reutlinger, Public domain
Henrietta Swan LeavittAmerican astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921)
July 4 · d. 1921
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Theodore William RichardsUnited States chemist (1868–1928)
January 31 · d. 1928
Photo: Nobel Foundation, Public domain
John Nance GarnerVice President of the United States from 1933 to 1941
November 22 · d. 1967
Photo: Harris & Ewing, Public domain
Constantine I of GreeceKing of Greece (r. 1913–17; 1920–22)
August 2 · d. 1923
Photo: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain
Abdülmecid IIlast caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty (1868–1944)
May 29 · d. 1944
Photo: Jean Pascal Sébah, Public domain
James ConnollyIrish republican, trade unionist and socialist revolutionary
June 5 · d. 1916
Photo: David Granville, Public domain
Gertrude BellBritish traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
July 14 · d. 1926
Photo: Khayr al-Din al-Zirikli, Public domain
Pompeu FabraCatalan linguist (1868–1948)
February 20 · d. 1948
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Stefan GeorgeGerman poet, editor, and translator (1868–1933)
July 12 · d. 1933
Photo: Jacob Hilsdorf, Public domain
Magnus HirschfeldGerman physician and sexologist (1868–1935)
May 14 · d. 1935
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Peter BehrensGerman architect and designer (1868-1940)
April 14 · d. 1940
Photo: Rudolf Dührkoop, Public domain
Gustav MeyrinkAustrian writer and translator (1868-1932)
January 19 · d. 1932
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
George ArlissEnglish actor, author, playwright and filmmaker (1868–1946)
April 10 · d. 1946
Photo: Moffett, Public domain
Gaston LerouxFrench author and journalist (1868–1927)
May 6 · d. 1927
Photo: Unidentified photographer, Public domain
Louis CouturatFrench logician, mathematician, philosopher and linguist (1868–1914)
January 17 · d. 1914
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Charles Rennie MackintoshScottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist (1868-1928)
June 7 · d. 1928
Photo: James Craig Annan, Public domain
Émile BernardFrench painter (1868-1941)
April 28 · d. 1941
Photo: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Public domain
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January
- January 9 · Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen, Danish chemist
- January 11 · Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator, Esperantist and the president of Peking University (1868-1940)
- January 18 · Kantarō Suzuki, 29th Prime Minister of Japan (1868-1948)
- January 18 · Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist (1868-1910)
- January 21 · Felix Hoffmann, German chemist (1868-1946)
- January 28 · John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower
February
- February 4 · Constance Markievicz, Irish politician, first woman elected to the Westminster House of Commons and the Dáil Éireann, and first female Cabinet member in Europe
- February 8 · Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, British banker and zoologist (1868–1937)
- February 14 · Keisuke Okada, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (1868-1952)
- February 16 · Wilhelm Schmidt, German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868–1954)
- February 23 · Henry Bergman, American actor (1868-1946)
- February 26 · Venceslau Brás, President of Brazil (1868-1966)
March
- March 1 · Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1868–1914)
- March 3 · Alain, French philosopher (1868–1951)
- March 22 · Vydūnas, Lithuanian philosopher (1868-1953)
- March 23 · Dietrich Eckart, German journalist and politician (1868-1923)
- March 26 · Fuad I of Egypt, Egyptian former King and former Sultan
- March 30 · Koloman Moser, Austrian artist and designer (1868–1918)
April
- April 13 · Emilie Snethlage, German-Brazilian naturalist and ornithologist (1868-1929)
- April 14 · Annie Scott Dill Maunder, British astronomer (1868-1947)
- April 19 · Paul Percy Harris, American lawyer (1868–1947)
- April 20 · Charles Maurras, French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952)
- April 22 · Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Austrian archduchess (1868-1924)
- April 25 · Ernst Linder, Swedish general (1868–1943)
May
- May 1 · Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, German prince (1868–1940)
- May 2 · Robert W. Wood, American physicist and inventor (1868–1955)
- May 6 · Mihailo Petrović, Serbian mathematician and philosopher (*1868 – †1943)
- May 7 · Stanisław Przybyszewski, Polish writer, playwright and journalist (1868–1927)
- May 13 · Sumner Paine, American sport shooter (1868–1904)
- May 27 · Aleksa Šantić, Serbian poet (1868-1924)
June
- June 6 · Dawid Janowski, Polish-French chess player
- June 9 · Jane Avril, French can-can dancer made famous by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec through his painting (1868-1943)
- June 19 · Heinrich Schenker, Austrian music theorist (1868-1935)
- June 29 · George Ellery Hale, American astronomer (1868-1938)
- June 30 · Lauri Ingman, Finnish priest, theologian and politician (1868-1934)
- June 30 · Alois Musil, Czech theologian, orientalist and explorer (1868–1944)
July
- July 6 · Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark (1868-1935)
- July 7 · Frank Bunker Gilbreth, American industrial engineer (1868-1924)
- July 9 · Gustav Noske, German politician (1868-1946)
- July 19 · Florence Foster Jenkins, American soprano, renowned for her lack of musical skill and singing ability (1868–1944)
- July 19 · Francesco Saverio Nitti, Italian economist and political figure (1868–1953)
- July 20 · José Félix Uriburu, former de facto President of Argentina (1868-1932)
August
- August 5 · Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, English novelist (1868-1947)
- August 5 · Oskar Merikanto, Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924)
- August 10 · Hugo Eckener, manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin company (1868–1954)
- August 23 · Edgar Lee Masters, American writer (1868–1950)
- August 23 · Paul Otlet, Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker (1868–1944)
- August 29 · Mikhail Pokrovsky, Russian historian (1868–1932)
September
- September 1 · Kin Hubbard, American cartoonist (1868–1930)
- September 3 · Mary Parker Follett, American academic (1868-1933)
- September 13 · Otokar Březina, Czech writer (1868-1929)
- September 17 · Carl Brockelmann, German orientalist (1868–1956)
- September 21 · Olga Knipper, Russian actress (1868–1959)
- September 28 · Evelyn Beatrice Hall, English writer
October
- October 4 · Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Argentine politician, former president of Argentina (1868-1942)
- October 8 · Max Slevogt, German artist (1868–1932)
- October 12 · August Horch, German automobile engineer (1868–1951)
- October 16 · Franz Ritter von Epp, German general and politician (1868–1946)
- October 24 · Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
- October 28 · James Connolly, American triple jumper (1868-1957)
November
- November 4 · La Belle Otero, Spanish dancer, actress and courtesan in France (1868-1965)
- November 7 · Delfim Moreira, 10th president of Brazil (1868-1920)
- November 8 · Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (*1868 – †1942)
- November 10 · Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese karateka (1868–1957)
- November 11 · Édouard Vuillard, French painter (1868-1940)
- November 25 · Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, German aristocrat (1868-1937)
December
- December 2 · Francis Jammes, French poet (1868-1938)
- December 19 · Eleanor H. Porter, American novelist (1868–1920)
- December 19 · Théodore Steeg, French politician, Prime Minister of France (1868-1950)
- December 20 · Arturo Alessandri, Chilean politician and President (1868–1950)
- December 22 · Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian politician and lawyer (1868–1941)
- December 25 · Ahmed Shawqi, Egyptian poet (1868–1932)
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